A recent REFCOMM webinar facilitated by George Hoekstra took a deep dive into the problem of octane destruction in refinery operations. The hydrogenation of FCC gasoline olefins in the post-treater reduces a large part of the octane barrel when desulfurizing to less than 10 ppm S. Comments during the Q&A towards the end of the webinar seems to indicate a surprising number of refiners could be running “tight” on octane and may be actively reviewing options to restore octane value. Minimize olefins saturation Increasing temperature and severity of the post-treater/desulfurizer more »
